Solar for Affordable Housing Organizations
Solar installation at Madison Park Development Corporation's Beryl Gardens
The Solar Technical Assistance Retrofit Program (STAR), connects multifamily affordable housing developers in Massachusetts to the resources and technical assistance needed to explore the benefits of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology with the aim of helping affordable housing become more financially and environmentally sustainable. This groundbreaking initiative is being co-piloted by Resonant Energy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC).
Since 2021, the STAR program has signed up 12.6 MW of solar for affordable housing providers across Massachusetts. Over the next 25 years, the 31 participating providers can expect to save at least $56 million in avoided electricity costs.
“Without the technical assistance and staff time support grants from the STAR program, POUA would have found it difficult to navigate the complex review and consent coordination process that has made 3 solar projects completed seamlessly and the two that are in the process currently.
Clean energy is the future and the STAR program makes it possible for multifamily affordable housing to participate in the Just transition.”
“The STAR Program was the crucial catalyst in dramatically scaling up HRI’s green energy production, allowing us to focus on our whole portfolio rather than individual installations on single buildings.
As a result, we have increased our total kW production of solar energy by over 6x in just a few years, providing clean energy to our properties and residents and lowering energy bills for both operating budget and residents participating in our Solar Equity Platform.”
Congratulations to our participating organizations!
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
Boston Housing Authority (BHA)
Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC)
Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA)
City of Boston Mayor's Office of Housing
Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA)
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
East Boston Community Development Corporation
Fenway Community Development Corporation
Hilltown Community Development
Home City Development, Inc. (HCDI)
Housing Assistance Corporation
Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA)
Main South Community Development Corporation
Metro West Collaborative Development
Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS)
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH)
NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS)
North Shore Community Development Coalition
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA)
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. (SMOC)
The Neighborhood Developers (TND)
Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse Development Corporation (VBCDC)
Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford (WHALE)